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AI shouldn't replace designers, it should remove the busywork
With Penpot MCP, AI agents can understand your design files and automate repetitive tasks, so you can spend more time creating and less time clicking
Discover how AI workflows are evolving 👇
penpot.app/blog/ai-workflows…
Switching from Figma to Penpot?
Frames → Boards
Auto layout → Flex layout
Variables → Design tokens
Same concepts, different names!
We've put together a handy terminology cheatsheet to help you find your way around Penpot👇
penpot.app/blog/figma-to-pen…
A big increase in usage over the last few days means some of you may notice service disruptions. We’re on it and working to bring things back to normal as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.
Whether you're building a design system, self-hosting your stack, or experimenting with AI-assisted development…Penpot gives you a solid foundation to build on🫶
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SaaS has long been the default for new software, but more teams now ask where their tools run and where their data lives
Self-hosting Penpot keeps your designs, files, and comments on your own infrastructure or the cloud provider you choose
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New to Penpot layouts? 👀
Get up to speed with the essentials: Static layouts, Boards, Flex, and Grid.
Everything you need to start creating responsive designs in Penpot, explained in one quick guide!
penpot.app/blog/the-quick-gu…
If you're working in Penpot and your progress isn't being saved, you're not imagining things! We're currently experiencing some issues with saving changes.
Our team is working hard to resolve this as quickly as possible.
We're really sorry for the inconvenience! 💜
What happens when an Ambassador Program is built around community, not promotion? 💜
Peer-to-peer learning, local communities, and shared knowledge
That’s the spirit of open source🌍
penpot.app/blog/the-spirit-o…
Penpot can now turn any stroke into real vector geometry
Perfect for icon design, where starting with strokes is easier before converting to full paths🥰
Try Penpot! penpot.app
Static, Flex or Grid? 👀
Master layouts in Penpot and learn how to create designs that are pixel-perfect when they need to be and flexible and responsive when they don’t
Your ultimate guide to Penpot layouts
penpot.app/blog/the-ultimate…
Discover how to connect Cursor to Penpot and start building an AI-powered workflow instantly
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🚀 Penpot 2.18.1 is now available for self-hosting! Running Penpot on your own infrastructure? You can now update your instance to the latest version and enjoy the latest improvements and fixes.
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"Flex and Grid layouts have the same properties as code. Design as code without worrying about decisions getting lost in translation"
▶️ See how they work in this 5-minute video!
Penpot's font selector now previews every font using the font itself. So, scan a long library significantly faster
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Where do your designs and data actually live?
With Penpot, you choose: SaaS or self-hosting on your own infrastructure.
We sat down with Yamila Moreno to talk data sovereignty, privacy, open source, and why that choice matters.
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Looking for a Sketch alternative? 👀
We compared 5 options for design teams in 2026, from Penpot and Figma to Lunacy, Framer, and Paper
See how they stack up on collaboration, AI, self-hosting, pricing, and more
penpot.app/blog/sketch-alter…
A few months ago, we launched our MCP. And yes, we were the first design tool to do it😉
It connects AI agents directly to Penpot, giving them access to real design context and enabling new AI-powered design and development workflows
Try it!
penpot.app/ai/mcp-server
Let's help our community member! 💜
Learn all about it in the post
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Let's help our community member! 💜
Learn all about it in the post
community.penpot.app/t/call-…
Say hello to Background Blur in Penpot!
Create frosted glass effects directly in your designs, powered by our WebGL render engine ✨
And yes, it works with shapes, paths, boards and even text!
Learn how we built it
penpot.app/blog/say-hello-to…
Guides and grids, under control📐
Meet Guides & Grids Manager, a community-built Penpot plugin by Stas Haas
Another great contribution from our community 💜 Thanks for building tools that make Penpot better for everyone!
Give it a try 👇
penpot.app/penpothub/plugins…
Shout out to @girafic 🫶 the author of the plugin!. We have the best community

